ARUPADAI VEEDU (Aaru padai veedu)
Group of six most sacred Temples of Lord Muruga
in Tamil Nadu, India

INTRODUCTION:Aru padai veedu
or Aarupadai veedu
or Arupadaiveedu
- all these terms refer to the six
sacred temples of Hindu God Lord Karthikeya - also known as Lord
Muruga, Shanmuga, Guhan, Skanda, Subramanya and Kumara.

All these temples are located in South India - in the state of
Tamil Nadu.Though there are thousands of temples for the Hindu god
Lord Muruga - around the globe, these six specific temples enjoy unparalled
sanctity and populaity among the devotees of Muruga or Balasubramanya - and
deserve a very special mention.

These six temples that constitute the Arupadai veedu group of shrines are :

The origins of these temples go back by more than 2000 years. We find references
to these temples in many of the ancient tamil language literatures like
Silapathikaram.

These six places are considered to be the battle camps of Lord Muruga (Skandha).
The term padai veedu - in Tamil- means Battle camp.
Aru padai veedu means six battle camps.
The six places are believed to be six different battle camps of Lord Muruga.
We find that interesting
legends and puranas are associated with each of these temples of
Kumara (Lord Muruga).

Ancient tamil work
Thirumurugatupadai -
sung by tamil saint poet
Nakkerar
in 1st century AD, hails each of these
six places with prominance and importance. The poems also reveal that all of
these temples were well established
even during the sangam age (1st to 3rd century AD) - which only pushes the
origins of these temples to periods before christ (BC).

With exclusive coverage on each temple reverred to as arupadai veedu,
the CD-ROM/ VCD is a must buy for all those who wish to explore the temples,
legends associated, holy waters associated with the temples, various festivals
and other important details which may not be available elsewhere.

LEGEND ASSOCIATED WITH THIRUMURUGATRUPADAI :
Legend has it that Nakkerar, a famous tamil poet in the Pandiya empire was
imprisoned by a ghost in Thiruparamkundram, a mountanous region near Madurai
in tamilnadu. Nakeerar, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Karthikeya, sang the
songs in Thirumurugatrupadai - in praise of the Lord - while in prison. As he
completed his poetry, the Lord appeared, demolished the Ghost and blessed
Nakkerar.

LEGEND ASSOCIATE WITH ARUPADAIVEEDU TEMPLES :
Almost all important events in the life of Lord Muruga or arumuga, are supposed
to have take place in these six places.
· In Thiruparamkundram, the Lord wedded Deivayani or Devasena, daughter of Indra
· In Thiruchendur, the Lord killed Soorapadhman, a daemon king of asuras
· In Pazhani, the Lord renounced the world, and set himself apart from the family
· In Swamimalai, Lord Kumara became a Guru to his own father, Lord shiva
· In Thiruthani, the Lord wedded Valli, daughter of a forest king
· In Pazhamudircholai, the Lord blessed avvaiyar, another famous tamil poet.

DEVOTEES OF MURUGA :
Many other devotees of Lord Muruga - from time to time, in different
centuries - visited these temples and sung
in praise of the Lord of these temples.
Prominent among them are :
· Arunagiri nathar - a saint poet
· Avvaiyar - a female saint poet
· Kumara Guruparar - a hindu saint
· Vallalar - another hindu saint and
· Muthuswamy Deekshidar - one of the three gurus of carnatic music.

As the tamil population spread throughout the world, many other temples dedicated to Lord Muruga emerged
across the globe.
IndianMuruganTemples.com
is a portal that provides vital information on Temples of Muruga - not only in India - but
also in many other places in the world.

IMBIBE THE SPIRIT OF MURUGA BAKTHI IN YOUR KIDS !
Many of those who migrated
away from India, be it the early settlers in South Africa or
the tech-savvy migrants to US - the first generation who have
Lord Murugan in their hearts find it difficult to pass on this
spiritual shield to their children who grow up in alien lands.

This CD exquisitely brings
to life the pujas and certain utsavams of Lord Karthikeya -
To illustrate a few shots...
- the ther (Temple chariot) utsavam of Thiruparamkundram Murugan;
- the Unjal ( Swing) sevai of Tirutchendur Murugan ;
- the Abishekam of Palamuthircholai Murugan or
- the golden chariot of Palani
- are some such scenes that leave a permanent impression in
one's mind.

Peace and tranquility are
the possible benefits of viewing the CD contents - be it in
a group during small functions or alone- in solitude in the
background of darkness. For kids- it will be as much fun as
watching the cartoons - if only the parents take time to explain
the CD contents to their kids with some interest.